2008 Woodie Awards
School supply drive serves Phila.
By Ashley Kresky
Issue date: 3/31/08 Section: Features
"Be a leader, be a friend, be of service." This motto was put into action last week when the Alpha Phi Omega Service Society and the West Chester University chapter of the National Council of Teachers of English co-sponsored a school supply drive from March 17 through March 24, collecting materials for an underprivileged school in West Philadelphia.
The two organizations placed donation boxes in select residence halls as well as in Main and Recitation Halls. There were also tables set up on the final day in Sykes Student Union and Recitation Hall to serve as last minute reminders to students about the groups and their cause.
Alpha Phi Omega is a national, co-ed service fraternity, with active chapters located on 366 college campuses. Founded at WCU in 1965, this volunteer organization makes every effort to teach its members leadership skills, experience friendship and provide service to humanity.
Upon its foundation at Lafayette College in 1925 by Frank Reed Horton, Alpha Phi Omega was intended to be an organization for college men who were involved with youth movements, helped people in need everywhere and performed service on the campus of each expanded chapter. Today, more than 350,000 males and females have joined the fraternity in hopes of becoming a prepared leader on their campus and in their community.
Alpha Phi Omega is the single most representative undergraduate intercollegiate organization in the country. They intend to expand their association even further to share with colleges and universities the benefits Alpha Phi Omega has to offer students, their campuses and their communities.
Assisting Alpha Phi Omega in their school supply drive was the WCU Chapter of National Council of Teachers of English. NCTE, an organization devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and Language Arts, has more than 60,000 members across the United States and other countries. Its members consist of teachers and supervisors of English programs in elementary, middle and secondary schools and faculty in college English departments, but anyone interested in advancing English and Language Arts education is welcome to join.
The two organizations placed donation boxes in select residence halls as well as in Main and Recitation Halls. There were also tables set up on the final day in Sykes Student Union and Recitation Hall to serve as last minute reminders to students about the groups and their cause.
Alpha Phi Omega is a national, co-ed service fraternity, with active chapters located on 366 college campuses. Founded at WCU in 1965, this volunteer organization makes every effort to teach its members leadership skills, experience friendship and provide service to humanity.
Upon its foundation at Lafayette College in 1925 by Frank Reed Horton, Alpha Phi Omega was intended to be an organization for college men who were involved with youth movements, helped people in need everywhere and performed service on the campus of each expanded chapter. Today, more than 350,000 males and females have joined the fraternity in hopes of becoming a prepared leader on their campus and in their community.
Alpha Phi Omega is the single most representative undergraduate intercollegiate organization in the country. They intend to expand their association even further to share with colleges and universities the benefits Alpha Phi Omega has to offer students, their campuses and their communities.
Assisting Alpha Phi Omega in their school supply drive was the WCU Chapter of National Council of Teachers of English. NCTE, an organization devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and Language Arts, has more than 60,000 members across the United States and other countries. Its members consist of teachers and supervisors of English programs in elementary, middle and secondary schools and faculty in college English departments, but anyone interested in advancing English and Language Arts education is welcome to join.
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